Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

Mattel Finance hires leaders. Every one of our finance professionals works in a global finance organization interacting with senior leadership and with the accountability and responsibility to grow a career. We are a strong and nimble finance department focused on driving business results in the most cost-effective manner. We pride ourselves on consistent processes, fast decisions, and increased accountability. Our team manages the Global Forecasting and Analysis for the Company including developing the Annual and Quarterly Financial forecasts, Long range plans and monthly analysis on the Company’s financial results. We work with teams across the organization and communicate performance to our business partners including the Senior Leadership team and Board of Directors.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

Mattel is currently looking for Sr. Financial Analyst to join our Financial Planning team in El Segundo, CA. You will play a critical role in supporting the financial management of Mattel’s largest divisions and support the implementation of Mattel’s largest finance project to transform our financial ecosystems to the next generation. This is an opportunity to learn about and coordinate with Mattel’s Global subsidiaries and other internal finance organizations including Regional Commercial Finance, Strategic Planning, the Controller’s office, Operations Finance, and Global Brand Teams for key inputs into the financial planning and analysis process.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Ensure all Next Gen Finance (NGF) major milestones are met to go live in April 2026, and effectively manage continuous testing, change management, data conversion, defect remediation, user acceptance testing, and so on
• Work with NGF Operating Change Management Team to develop training materials, build checklist on change impact, and train stakeholder community
• Build fundamental knowledge on current state and future state from NGF and effectively participate in each testing milestones
• Support the development, analysis, and forecasting of the financial plan and quarterly forecasts for the consolidated Company
• Consolidate, analyze, and summarize the monthly financial results for the Company against the plan, forecasts, and prior results and present findings to management
• Develop short- and long-range financial targets for the total Company including specific regional targets that take into account the change in costs, inflation, sales and local pricing initiatives
• Effectively communicate business performance via in-depth analysis of the P&L including Sales, cost of sales, gross margin, A&P, SG&A and EBITDA
• Participate in strategic initiatives that focus on efficient utilization of resources, require in-depth financial analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate with subsidiaries and other internal finance organizations including Strategic Planning, Controller’s office, Operations Finance, Sales Forecasting, Sales Finance and Global Brand Teams for key inputs to the financial planning and forecasting process.
• Evaluate business problems and build quantitative models to support business decisions
• Represent the Finance point-of-view at cross-functional meetings with business units such as Sales, Design, Development, and Marketing
• Coordinate with the markets major events that impact accounting and financials, e.g. tax changes, audits, changes in divisional reporting methodologies, and requirements for forecasts and actuals
• Maintain on-going relationship with the markets to understand the state of the business, the major changes and the key factors that impact the business

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• BS/BA required (Finance, Accounting, Economics preferred)
• CPA or MBA preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in financial/P&L analysis
• Advanced analytical and quantitative modeling skills. Proven track record of converting information into data-driven insights.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in all other Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to quickly gain proficiency in new/multiple financial systems
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